The Fed Who Blew the Whistle

I'm sure it's a very old question: How was it possible for Bush to stay away thus far from being impeached for the many and kicked out of the WH after so many very serious actions that has almost destroyed so many lives and in the process trashing the law and the Constitution. Nixon had to go for consistently lying to the people and destroying some incriminating recorded conversations. Except for the unlawful braking in at the Watergate complex, no people lives nor personal properties were destroyed. Let's leave the silly Clinton impeachment for well, you know what.
How many lives have been kost and to such a huge material cost, not to mention the USA international reputation being wasted is something that still going on.
So, it's just fine. Let's go after a guy who cares about truth and justice. Probably he wouln't be pardoned by Mr. President as Lewis Scooter Libby was...

I'm sure it's a very old question: How was it possible for Bush to stay away thus far from being impeached for the many and kicked out of the WH after so many very serious actions that has almost destroyed so many lives and in the process trashing the law and the Constitution. Nixon had to go for consistently lying to the people and destroying some incriminating recorded conversations. Except for the unlawful braking in at the Watergate complex, no people lives nor personal properties were destroyed. Let's leave the silly Clinton impeachment for well, you know what.
How many lives have been kost and to such a huge material cost, not to mention the USA international reputation being wasted is something that still going on.
So, it's just fine. Let's go after a guy who cares about truth and justice. Probably he wouln't be pardoned by Mr. President as Lewis Scooter Libby was...

http://www.light-to-dark.com/deep_patriot_act.html

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Yes he's a hero of the highest sort. One who knows that the criminal activity of this administration wouldn't think twice
of 'getting even' with him, ala the Valerie Plame case. Unchecked secret power is extrememly dangerous, doesn't lessen itself, and is happening under our noses. Thank life itself for him and others like him.

Tamm did absolutely the right thing. He tried first to talk about it with people close to the matter. As they did not want to be involved he informed the press. Right conduct is right conduct, truth is truth no matter what. And as the government itself indulges in criminal activities he followed truth and right conduct. Yes, he is a hero!

Tamm did absolutely the right thing. He tried first to talk about it with people close to the matter. As they did not want to be involved he informed the press. Right conduct is right conduct, truth is truth no matter what. And as the government itself indulges in criminal activities he followed truth and right conduct. Yes, he is a hero!

Mr Tamm, I salute you! Great American Hero! You should get the Medal Of Freedom, sir!

Great American Hero Mr. Tamm!! I salute you, sirl

Bush, Cheney and their cohorts shred our Constitution, which they are sworn to uphold, on the pretext that they are "protecting" us. Another law enforcement official reveals their violations of law and Constitutional privilege and is then hounded by the FBI as a criminal suspect, leaving admitted violators to go peacefully into retirement. As I recall, at Nuremburg, and later in Japan, we participated in the prosecution of people whose crimes were not violations of the laws of any nation at the time committed and sentenced quite a number of them to death or life in prison. At that time, the principle that obedience to orders or law is not a defense if you are aware that your conduct is wrong or unlawful, even if the law in question is one that your nation does not recognize. It is clear that Mr. Bush, Mr. Cheney and others should be the ones under investigation and the threat of prosecution. Hopefully, at some point in the future, some other nation will issue indictments against these men, in the same manner as was done for Pinochet of Chile.

The paper makes a good case for Tamm. I think that in cases involving a civil servant vs the government, one should draw the line between having a disagreement (then blowing the whistle is clearly punishable by law) and witnessing something illegal. I always thought that if you witness or if you are supposed to take part in something illegal, you should resign. That much is clear to me. In the US, doing what you are told is not an excuse, not since WWII. Tipping the press is a much more delicate matter. It might depend on how urgently one needs to stop the offensive action.

Great reporting. Would not be surprised if the Bush administration tried for an indictment before leaving. But I sense that prosecution is unlikely--because it is not warranted. No harm can be proven, and the trial would involve further disclosure of the program. Trust that Obama DoJ will reign in wasteful use of prosecutorial and investigative resources.

I should "clarify" the physical medicine is great....but the MENTAL HEALTH CARE LINE IS run by a criminal

"In judging Tamm's actions???his decision to reveal what little he knew about a secret domestic spying program that still isn't completely known???it can be hard to decipher right from wrong."

Poppycock - there is nothing hard about it.

Tamm is right, and should be exonerated.
Bush, Cheney, Yoo and Ashcroft are wrong. Try them all for high crimes and misdemeanors.

Very simple.

I think a collection should be taken up by concerned citizens to pay off Tamm's $30,000 of debt and he should be given a job. If it were in my power to do the latter, I would. And I will contribute to such a fund if someone sets up a way to do it.

What a great story.
Watergate? We should call this FISAgate.
Bush is an idiot, and so is Ashcroft, and especially that idiot John Yoo, who the hell does he think he is?